using WordPress with existing site

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  prqcjygvv9 · Member · Jan 9, 2022 at 10:46 pm

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  I already have a website that is live. If I start my website by connecting WordPress to my current website, what happens to the current website. I don’t want the WordPress version to go live until I have it done.

  I don’t have a site with WordPress.com yet

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  kokkieh · Staff · Jan 10, 2022 at 6:00 am

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  Hi there,

  Can you tell me the URL of your current site?

  I’m also not entirely clear what you want to do: Do you have a website not using WordPress, that you want to replace with a site that does use WordPress? And if so, do you want the new site to be hosted here with us on WordPress.com, or using WordPress at your current hosting provider?

  Or do you want to create a WordPress site separately and in addition to your current site?

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  prqcjygvv9 · Member · Jan 10, 2022 at 12:51 pm

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  my current site is: http://www.tesoltrainers.com. I did this one with Weebly. I’d like to create it with WordPress and host it there with you on WordPress.

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  aleone89 · Staff · Jan 10, 2022 at 2:09 pm

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  Hello there,

  Ok, so you can build a website here at WordPress.com, under a temporary domain like: example.WordPress.com – so that the live site remains untouched.

  Once ready, you can then connect the domain http://www.tesoltrainers.com as per: https://wordpress.com/support/domains/connect-existing-domain/

  I hope this helps.